Button



F. R. WHITE.

, Bumm. APPLICATION FILED rfa. 16, 1920.

1,378,074. Patented 'May 17,1921.

NTOHNEYS ora stares FRANKLTN it. WHTTE, or' wATERBUnY, CONNECTICUT, .essieiion To THE PAT'EIT :BUTTON COMPANr, `or WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A) CORPORATION or CONJ NECTICUT. I

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specification of Letters Patent.

Patented, vMay it, ieper.

Application led February 16, '1920. Serial No. 358,883.

and invented certain new and useful lin-V provements in Buttons, of which thefollow-r ing isA a specication. c

y invention relates to buttons, and particularly to that class, .which 'are designed for attachment to cloth or other material by automatic button attaching machines, av fastener being forcibly driven through the cloth c or material and upset within and accordingly securely anchored to the body of the button.

Heretofore it has been customary to form buttons of this class, entirely of metal, the surface of the body of the button being plated or otherwise finished so as to harmoniZe with the cloth to which the button is secured, and to resist the co'rroding influence of the atmosphere. It has been found, however, that in time the external finish upon the surface of the metallic button willv wear away and allow the base metal to rust Further the Vuse of metal renders the button heavy, particularly in the, larger sizesof buttons, also the increasing cost of manufacture 'of metallic buttons has rendered it desirable to form the body of the button of other and less expensive material.

It is accordingly an object of my invention to provide a button, which is composed of metallic and non-metallic parts, so designed and arranged that a metallic fastener may be used and may be forcibly driven into the anchor of the button and upset or headed therein, so as to be permanently secured thereto. v

' A further object is to provide a button suitable for attachment by an automatic button attaching machine, wherein the die or anvil, which serves merely to hold the anchor of the button against displacement dur ing the attachment of the fastener and against shifting after the securement of the fastener, is formed of a hard non-metallic substance, which may be produced in large quantities and more economically than anvils formed of metal all parts being so designed and arranged that the non-metallic parts of the button will be protectedagainst unduel wear, abrasion and being of uniform color. throughout will presenta pleasing and neat appearance.

vVith the foregoing and other objects in v1ewwhich will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in thev combination and arrangement offparts and'in the details of construction herewith ldescribed andclaimed, wherein changes may be made within the scope. of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The preferred .embodiment of my inVen-Iy tion is disclosed in the accompanying drawings, wheren;-

Figure 1. is a view in vertical longitudinal section of a button embodyingvthe characteristic features'of my invention.

Fig, 2 is a similar View, showing the fas- Y tener after ybeing securely anchored to the l button. y, l 1 Y Fig. 3 is a detail View in perspective of the metallic anchor,and;

F ig. is a top plan viewof my improved button, parts thereof being broken away and.

illustrated in section. l

Referring specifically to the several views wherein similar Areference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout, the

fastenerA is formedwith the securing prong 10, which is adapted to pierce the cloth or other material B and become securely attached to the body of thebutton C.

In order topreve'nt the'body of the button from changing in appearance, although. subi jectedto wear and the corroding influence of water, I prefer to form the head C of the button of a hard non-metallic and 'substan- Yso tially chemically inert material, such as fiber,

which by suitable treatment may be pressed, molded, or in other ways shaped to the desired conguration. The head of the button is formed with the body 11, face 12, and f flaring hub 13. The hub is preferably formed with the conical shaped opening .14,

which terminates in Vthe anchor receiving,

receptacle 15. The'face 12, is formed with an upstanding flange 16, between which is located the die or anvil 17.

A manu@ anchor i8 is located within the receptacle 15, and has its lower extremity.

projecting into the conical opening 14 of the hub. The upper extremity of the anchor is provided with the plain top surface 19, which contacts with and rests against the lower surface of the anvil 17. VA metallic top plate 20 extends across the flange 16,V of the button body and securely holds the anvil and anchor in place. The anvil is formed of a material similar' to the body and is sufiiciently hard so as tol transmit the force from the plunger of the button attaching machine to the anchor 18, and holds the latter securely in place during the time the fastener is being upset within and secured to the anchor 18. f

The body and anvil are formed of nonmetallic material, which may be pressed. molded, and otherwise formedrto shape, and incorporates in the button a certain resiliency not present when the button is formed entirely of metal. VFurther the parts may be more economically produced than a similar button formed entirely of metal, while the uniformcoloring of the body of the button prevents the appearance from changing even thoughv the surface of the button be worn away, or in any wise scarred or marred.

chor and anvil inplace.

2. A button of the class described, comprising a body portion formed of a hard non-metallic material, of uniform color throughout, a metallic anchor located therev in, a non-metallic and slightly resilient an/ vil, contacting with said anchor, and a metallic cap7 engaging said body portion, and holding said anvil in place.

Signed at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven, and Stateof Connecticut, this V2nd day of Feb., A. D. 1920.

FRANKLIN n. WHITE.

Witnesses:

LEWIS J. HART, F. G. PURINTON.. 

